Combination garment



E. A. VAN WINKLE.

COMBINATION GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 2. 1922.

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Patented @cto Fill, 1922;,

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COMBINATION GARZREENT.

Application filed March 2, 1922. Serial No. 540,409.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that EUNIGE A. VAN WINKLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at \Vaverly, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, has invented new and useful Improvements in Combination Garments, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a combination garment adapted for performing the functions of a brassiere, stays and hose supporters and embodying elements which operate mutually in performing their functions for the purpose of affording freedom of movement of the body and limbs to adapt it for use without restraining the wearer in connection with athletic and other exercises including dancing, walking, riding, etc., and also adapted to bear the strain of the hose supporters without imposing a perceptible downward pressure upon the shoulders,the joint action of the several elements being disposed to encourage a corn.

r ct posture and insuring a proper draping of the outer garments; and with these objects in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

"Figure 1 is a View of the complete garment, shown applied.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the same.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the positions assumed by the elements when the wearer is in a stooping or sitting posture.

Figures 4 and 5 are respectively cross sectional and face views of the runner through which the equalizing cord plays.

The brassiere 10 supported by shoulder straps 11 is provided with front and side darts 12 and 13, and preferably an under arm seam 14 is employed in connection with the side dart, and the stay or abdominal supporter in the general form of a band. 15 and preferably comprising the front upper and lower elements 15 and 15 is provided at the rear with an arched connecting element 16 springing from and carried by the side or under arm portions of the band as indicated at 17 in Figures 2 and 3 and detachably connected by snap buttons, hooks or other fasteners 18 at its crown to the center of the rear portion of the brassiere, to establish a yielding connection between the brassiere and the supporter while permitting freedom' of back bending movement of the wearer.

The supporter is provided atits sides or under arm portions with preferably elastic lacing l9 and the ends of .the upper and lower elements of the front portion or section of the supporter are connected by closely spaced conventional fasteners of the hook or snap button type as indicated at 20.

The hose supporters depending from and directly associated with the band forming the abdominal supporter consist of the side elements 21 and the front elements 22, of which the former embody a strap 23 provided with an adjusting member such as a buckle 24 with a looped portion 23 extend ng through an eye 25. a looped tape 26 havng terminal garments clasps 27 for engaging the hose, a 'rear attaching loop 28 terminally secured to the supporter and includ= ing elastic elements 29 to permit of a re- 25 strained yielding movement, and an equalizmg connection 30 connecting the loop 28 with the eye 25 and passing through a runner 31 which is engaged with the loop 26, said runner being indicated in detail in Figso ures 4: and 5 and consisting of a blank of sheet metal or equivalent material folded upon itself to form a curved guide 31 to permit of free sliding movement of the equalizing cord or connection therethrough; so the terminals of the blank being brought to gether'and slotted as indicated at3l". The portions of the blank at the extremities of the guide 31 are upturned to form harness 31 bounding a portion constituting .a saddle an 31 which forms a bearing or seat for the bight of the garment supporting loop 26; Thus the equalizing cord or connection 30 being connected by means of the straps 23 and 28 with the abdominal supporter is free to as slide through the runner to accommodate forward and rearward bending movements of the wearer, in order to equalize strains imposed upon the hose by reason of the knee bending movements, etc. ,At the same time we the strain applied from the hose through the loop 26 and the equalizing cord or connection 30 to the strap 23 a rear 28 serves to maintain the rear portion of the abdominal supporter in snug fitting relation 05 with the wearer to provide for a symmetrical appearance of the outer garment. v Connecting the intermediate portions of the brassiere and band connecting arch with the brassiere approximately in the plane of no underarm seams are elastic staiys 32 which serve to malntain the proper re ation of the arched element with the brassiere and main tain a proper downward strain upon the side portions of the latter to guard against displacement of the brassiere particularly during movements involving the raising of the arms of the wearer, while affording a sufficient yielding quality to avoid strain on the garment or restraint to the movements.

The front members of the hose suporters are constructed substantially as are the side members thereof as above described with the exception that the strap 28 which is connected by elastics 29 with the supporter 15 consists of a single member instead of being looped as shown at 28 and 29, and said front strap is connected with the member 15 at a shorter interval from the adjustable strap 23*,so as; to bring the line of strain of the front members of the hose supporters more directly in-front' of the thighs while-thetend ency of the side members is to distribute the strain between the side and the back of the thighs to adapt theterminals thereof to sitting or forward bending postures of the wearer. a

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and usefultis 1 A, combination garment having a brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members, the hose supporter and brassiere being connected by an arched member springing from the side or under arm portions of'the supporter and attached at its center to the center of the back of the brassiere.

2. A combination garment having a brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members, the hose supiporter and brassiere being connected'by an arched member springing from the side or under arm portions of the supporter and attached at its center tothe center of the back of the brassiere, and the abdominal supporter being provided at its side or under arm portions with elastic lacing.

3. A combination garment having a shoulder supported brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members, connection between the side or under arm portions of the abdominal supporter and the center of the back of the brassiere being effected by rearwardly and upwardly convergent elements.

4. A combination garment having a bras siere and an abdominal supporter-carrying hose supporting members, the hose supporter and brassiere being connected by an arched member springing from the side or ,under arm portions of the supporter and attached at its center to'the center of the back of the-brassiere, detachably engaged with the brassiere.

5. A combination garment having a brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying. hose supporting members, the hose supporter and brassiere being connected by an arched member springing from the side or under arm portions of the supporter and attached at its center to the center of the back of the brassiere, detachably engaged with the brassiere, the supporter having side or under arm elastic lacing means.

6. A combination garment having a shoulder supported brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members, connection between the side or under arm portions of the abdominal supporter and the center of the back of the brassiere being effected by rearwardly and upwardly convergent elements, the hose supporters consisting of front and side members of which the latter are of looped form with their extremities in connection with the supporter respectively at its under arm and rear ortions.

7. combination garment having a shoulder supported brassire and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members, connection between the side or under arm portions of the abdominal supporter and t e center of the back of the brassiere being effected by rearwardly and upwardly convergent elements, the hose supporters consisting of attaching elements secured to the supporter, a looped strap for terminal attachment to the hose, and an equalizing connection between said attaching straps having a mutual running relation with the looped straps. V 8. Acombination garment having a shoulder supported brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members, connection between the side or under arm portions ofthe abdominal supporter and the center of the back of the brassiere being effected by rearwardly and upwardly convergent elements, the hose supporters consisting of attaching elements secured to, the supporter, a looped strap for terminal attachment to the hose, and an equalizing connection between said attaching straps having a mutual running relation with the looped straps, one of said attaching straps having elastic elements. 7

9. Acombination garment having a shoulder supported brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting mem- -'bers, connection between the side or under arm portions of the abdominal supporter and the center of the back of the brassiere being effected by rearwardly and upwardly having a mutual running relation with the looped straps, one of said attaching straps,

having elastic-elements and the other being provided with adjusting means.

10. A combination garment having a shoulder supported brassiere and an abdominal supporter carrying hose supporting members. connection betwee the side or under arm portions of the abdominal supporter and the center of the back of the brassiere being effected by rearwardly and upwardly convergent elements. each hose supporting member having attaching straps connected by an equalizing cord, a looped hose engaging strap, and a runner having a guide for said equalizing cord and a transversely disposed saddle for running engagement of the hose engaging strap.

In testimony whereof she aflixes her signature.

EFNICE A. VAN \VINKLE. 

